problem
My way of testing language
A very bad expression:
23462376427 ^ 2132323
Question is which computer languages can give me the answer without much trouble ? Haskell did.
Update: For Python the correct expression is 23462376427 ** 2132323
translation-filter 0.3 released
I just released translation-filter 0.3. You can download it from here.
The scope of development is to create a rudimentary tool that can allow comparing the quality of string translations in an offline mode. For example, the KDE Project uses a web based tool that allows strings to be searched in translated content.
The current set of requirements for this offline tool are:
+ to be able to take as input a directory path containing multiple .po files
+ to be able to take as input an English string or word to be searched within the .po files collection
+ to be able to display every occurring instance of the English string or word along with equivalent translated string
+ to be able to display the name of the files being searched
+ to be able to save the search result set in an .html file
It uses PyQt4 for the gui, used QWebView to render the result. You will also require translate-toolkit (at least 1.0.1 version, available in Fedora 9).
Among the new features (mostly in the command line version) , using -t or –term you can search for any single term. You can even check for unattached dependent vowel signs of Indic languages using -d option.
Ogg is making me crazy
I am getting into all kinds of trouble while working with oggs. In the current problem set biggest question is :
How can I merge/add two ogg files? First file is a ogg theora (only video), the second file is ogg theora+vorbis
I need this for the screencasts I am working on
MH – 12 DS 228 , the drunk driver who hit my bike
First of all, I am safe. Front part of the bike broke. I was coming back home from office , around 11:50pm, in front of Koregaon park chouki, a whitish car in front of me slowed down and stopped, so I also stopped more than a feet behind. Suddenly that car started coming back in reverse, and it’s behind portion came on top of my bike’s front tire. I was using my bike’s horn at full , but he never listened , and then I understood that he was drunk. He came out of car with 1 male friend and girl. The driver was drunk , aged less than 40 started shouting at me, twice I went back few steps as he was almost in a mood to hit me. He threatened me of police, when I said lets go to police station he suddenly ran to the car, his friend followed him and the girl went to some other car in different direction. The number of the car which hit my bike is MH-12 DS 228 .
I tried to do an F.I.R. to the police station nearby but no one was there. So I went to Shrasti nagar police station, they asked me to go to Koregaon park police chouki , so I went back again. There they just took the details in a white paper and asked me to go home, they said they will check later in the morning.
Yes, I am a bit upset with the police’s behaviour. But more than to that drunk driver, he looked like some manager kind of guy (from clothing) , and he thinks as he is having money he owns the road. I am lucky nothing happened to me physically but things might went different. In newspapers we regulary read how people are getting killed by drunk drivers.
My kind request to the responsible people don’t drink and drive. And also please help me to find this person, if you are in Pune, try to see if you know this car or ask your friends if they know anything. Give them the car’s number.
Why the newbies are asking such lame questions ?
This is a big question going on IRC last few days in channels like #fedora-india or in #dgplug. Here is the WBUT CSE syllabus and my points. You can listen me ogg, mp3.
Please comment what you think on this whole issue.
Venkatesh Hariharan, the co founder of Indlinux project speaks on Open standards and software patents in India
Today I took interview of Venkatesh Hariharan, the co founder of Indlinux project, on Open standards and software patents in India. He clearly showcased why the open-standard is necessary , specially for a country like India. He also spoke on the current issue of software patent in India and open source model in general.